Knowledge Level and Attitudes of University Faculty Regarding Assistance Animals Compared to the General Population
Academic Level at Time of Presentation
Senior
Major
Psychology
Minor
Equine Science
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Dr. Michael Bordieri
Presentation Format
Oral Presentation
Abstract/Description
Assistance animals are becoming a greater presence on college campuses. The purpose of the current study is to explore university faculty’s confidence in defining different types of assistance animals, their knowledge of legal mandates, and their attitudes regarding assistance animals. A survey will be issued to university faculty utilizing an online program and will include measures from a previous study done by Schoenfeld-Tacher, Hellyer, Cheung, and Kogan (2017), as well as added questions to more specifically address the research questions and sample. This study will be used to compare faculty knowledge and the knowledge of the general population. Results will be discussed, and implications will be considered both for future research within this domain as well as for university faculty training programs.
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Knowledge Level and Attitudes of University Faculty Regarding Assistance Animals Compared to the General Population
Assistance animals are becoming a greater presence on college campuses. The purpose of the current study is to explore university faculty’s confidence in defining different types of assistance animals, their knowledge of legal mandates, and their attitudes regarding assistance animals. A survey will be issued to university faculty utilizing an online program and will include measures from a previous study done by Schoenfeld-Tacher, Hellyer, Cheung, and Kogan (2017), as well as added questions to more specifically address the research questions and sample. This study will be used to compare faculty knowledge and the knowledge of the general population. Results will be discussed, and implications will be considered both for future research within this domain as well as for university faculty training programs.